Corporate Governance

OPTEX GROUP is keenly aware that our greatest mission is to continuously enhance our corporate values while acquiring the trust of our shareholders, and investors as well as our customers and society. In order to realize this, OPTEX GROUP is committed to maintaining its management system and strengthening the management monitoring functions which enable the promotion of management transparency and fair and immediate decision making, positioning the fulfillment of corporate governance as one of our most significant challenges for management.

Sharholders Meeting

Sharholders Meeting

Organizational Composition and Operation

Organization Form

Company with Audit & Supervisory Committee

Directors

Maximum Number of Directors Stipulated in Articles of Incorporation

13

Term of Office Stipulated in Articles of Incorporation

One year

Chairperson of the Board

President

Number of Directors

11

Nomination of Outside Directors

Nominated

Number of Outside Directors

4

Number of Independent Outside Directors

4

Number of Independent Outside Directors

Name
Yukinori Kuwano
Membership of Supervisory Committee
Designation as Independent Director
Reasons for Appointment
Mr. Kuwano was an outside member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee of the Company from March 1994 until October 2000. He has no relationship of special interest with the Company and is appointed as Outside Director for the purpose of further enhancing the Company’s auditing system. He is expected to provide sound advice from an independent standpoint based on abundant experience of and extensive insight into corporate management accumulated through his professional experience as a representative director of a large electronics manufacturer.
In addition, the Company designates him as Independent Officer because he does not come under an executing person, etc. of the Company, its Group or major business partners and because it has been concluded that he would not be likely to cause any conflicts of interest with general shareholders.
Name
Tsutomu Ozako
Membership of Supervisory Committee
Designation as Independent Director
Reasons for Appointment
Mr. Ozako has worked as full-time corporate auditor at a large electronics manufacturer and was an outside member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee of the Company from March 2012 until June 7, 2016. As he has no relationship of special interest with the Company and has an independent standpoint based on extensive insight and abundant experience as corporate auditor of another company, he is appointed as Outside Director for the purpose of further enhancing the Company’s auditing system.
In addition, the Company designates him as Independent Officer because he does not come under an executing person, etc. of the Company, its Group or major business partners and because it has been concluded that he would not be likely to cause any conflicts of interest with general shareholders.
Name
Yasushi Sakemi
Membership of Supervisory Committee
-
Designation as Independent Director
Reasons for Appointment
Mr. Sakemi has worked over many years as a lawyer and has developed deep operational experience and insight and advanced legal knowledge. As he is expected to appropriately provide advice based on the above, the Company considers him to be a suitable candidate to act as an Outside Director of the Company, with an eye on enhancing the Group’s corporate governance and continuous improvement of its corporate value.
In addition, the Company designates him as Independent Officer because he does not come under an executing person, etc. of the Company, its Group or major business partners and because it has been concluded that he would not be likely to cause any conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Name
Minoru Kida
Membership of Supervisory Committee
Designation as Independent Director
Reasons for Appointment
Mr. Kida has worked over many years as a certified public accountant and a certified tax accountant, is currently engaging in audit operations of listed companies and has developed broad insight and abundant knowledge and experience. As he is expected to appropriately provide advice based on the above, the Company considers him to be a suitable candidate to act as an Outside Director who is a member of the Audit & Supervisory Committee with an eye on the enhancement of the Group’s audit systems.
In addition, the Company designates him as Independent Officer because he does not come under an executing person, etc. of the Company, its Group or major business partners and because it has been concluded that he would not be likely to cause any conflict of interest with general shareholders.

Audit & Supervisory Committee

Committee’s Composition and Attributes of Chairperson


 
Audit & Supervisory Committee
All Committee Members
4
Full-time Members
1
Inside Directors
1
Outside Directors
3
Chairperson
Full-time

Voluntary Establishment of Nomination/Compensation Committee

Committee’s Name, Composition, and Attributes of Chairperson

Committee Corresponding to Nomination Committee
Committee’s Name
Nomination Advisory Committee
All Committee Members
3
Full-time Members
0
Inside Directors
1
Outside Directors
2
Outside Experts
0
Other
0
Chairperson
Outside Directors
Committee Corresponding to Compensation Committee
Committee’s Name
Compensation Advisory Committee
All Committee Members
3
Full-time Members
0
Inside Directors
1
Outside Directors
2
Outside Experts
0
Other
0
Chairperson
Outside Directors

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